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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes
Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in the music and film industries who have actually faced criminal charges. Sean “Diddy” Combs has now joined that short list of prosecuted...
District attorney appoints special prosecutor to handle Karen Read's second trial
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts district attorney on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor, who has represented James “Whitey” Bulger and other prominent clients in the past, to take on the Karen Read murder case. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a...
A man is charged with murder over crossbow attack near London that killed 3 women
LONDON (AP) — A man appeared in a London court Tuesday charged with killing three women in a knife and crossbow attack near London in July. The suspect, who was discovered seriously injured in a cemetery after the attack, was ordered held in pre-trial detention. Kyle Clifford, 26,...
On jury duty, David Letterman auditioned for a role he's never gotten
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime host of “The Late Show with David Letterman” found himself answering questions rather than asking them when a federal judge in New York City put the entertainer through an audition of sorts on Monday for a possible role as a juror in a criminal trial. ...
Delaware judge sets parameters for trial in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
The judge presiding over a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election set several parameters for an impending trial...
The trial date for the New Orleans mayor's ex-bodyguard has been pushed back to next summer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal trial date has been pushed back to next summer for the former police bodyguard accused of filing fraudulent payroll documents and making false statements about an alleged romantic relationship with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Jeffrey Vappie...
Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved
The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise, where his trial was moved last week, Ada County records showed on Sunday. Idaho's Supreme Court on Thursday moved the trial of Bryan Kohberger after his defense attorneys argued...
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers claim in an appeal that he was judged too quickly
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried claim in an appeal filed Friday that the imprisoned FTX founder was the victim of a rush to judgment by a public that wrongly believed he was guilty of stealing billions of dollars from his customers and investors before he was even arrested. ...
Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday. Gaudreau, 31, and brother Matthew,...
Smartmatic's suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer that was targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election appears headed to trial, following a Delaware judge's...
